we have this so-called fiscal cliff emergency that is before us. if that fails to be resolved, you'll see a level of contraction in all hands on deck activities. it will be very disturbing. >> suzanne: if there is no deal on this fiscal cliff, what does that mean for your business? >> i think it will be very, very damaging to a consumer discretionary business, and others similar to it. because you'll see an immediate reduction in economic activity, of the sort we have not run into since the arab oil embargo, where all of a sudden, on a precise moment, economic activity will slow very substantially. you can see a period where it begins to slow even in anticipation of that. i think for a business like ours, that people don't have to do, they're doing it out of discretionary monies, it will be very damaging. >> suzanne: congress is saying if there is no fiscal cliff, it could push the economy into a recession. how are you preparing for that? would that mean layoffs at caesar's? >> it will mean reduction in hours for our employees. we reduced in 2008,